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Successful Albertsons’ Trips # 2 & 3

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Are we all having fun yet?!sorry, that was too perfect to leave out:)

It’s a good thing I’ve been doing this coupon thing for over a year now or today would have made me give up enirely. Keep reading and you’ll see why…..

I went to the 122nd & Sunnyside to buy the All detergent and at first didn’t see any, but then I looked up and saw a whole slew of the 3x concentrate on the top shelf, phew! Unfortunately the whole time I was shopping, which was a total of 10 minutes, my one year old was screaming in my ear. Good times.

I then handed them my rain check from yesterday and they said they couldn’t accept one from another store, which I knew, but had forgotten until I was standing there. Soooooo, I had them suspend the transaction, put my groceries to the side and I headed off with my two boys in tow to the other Albertsons on 122nd & Division.

On the way over my 3 year old fell asleep so when I parked I had to pick him up sleeping and put him in the stroller and strap my one year old on my back. Do you know how difficult it was to fit all of the above into a stroller basket with the backrest laying flat over the basket opening?!Now I know, this is what fits into a stroller basket:

I also got for free at Albies this week Scotch packing tape rolls, the clear tape, on sale for $1 each. I used the .50 coupons that were in the paper (not sure which one) a little bit ago and doubled them and got them for free!

Also got the Bic pens on sale 2/$1 for free with the Bic coupon on coupons.com for $1 off Bic. No double needed. Free with coupon!

Breanna, go to krazycouponlady.blogspot.com to find a posting that lists out all of the UPC codes for the double promo. I did it last night with the white bottles of Dove shampoo and a 375-pack of Q-tips and it worked.

Great success for everyone shopping at Albies in getting the Cats. I went to the Salmon Creek Albie and they wouldn't let you use the 5 doubles either. Darn itThose of you looking for ALL manc'coupons, at Safeway they have a booklet about M.D.A. that has a lotof coupons in it. 1.00 off ALL, Peter Pan peanut butter 1.00, and many others. You should find them at the checkstands and at customer service

I was @ the 4th Plain Albies in Vancouver last nite & the cranky clerk wouldn't let me do 5 doubles & practically whipped out a magnifying glass to check my coupons, but I still did great & got my Cats

You crack me up! OH and I went to the one on Sunnyside last night and met a group of couponers hanging at the front door discussing the grouchy shift supervisor who refused to let them use the 5 doublers in one transaction, so I guess you just got lucky. I couldn't find any All when I went AND I was looking for 4 pack Ultra Cottonelle and couldn't find that either. I ended up with one single bag of cheap grapes and 2 packages of Hebrew national hot dogs. Freakin' whoopee. Some couponer I am.